PLA vs. PPO
Both PLA and PPO are thermoplastics. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is PLA and the bottom bar is PPO.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Material Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.3 | |
| 1.1 to 1.4 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 | |
| 3.5 to 28 |
| Flexural Modulus, GPa | 4.0 | |
| 2.5 to 8.6 |
| Flexural Strength, MPa | 80 | |
| 92 to 140 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 50 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1800 | |
| 1020 to 1250 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 | |
| 16 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 33 to 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 50 | |
| 63 to 140 |